A new analysis from the SCOPE consortium evaluates stroke prevention and atrial fibrillation risk after PFO closure in young ...
A retrospective comparison of six patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure devices used in the United States over 18 years shows a trade-off between effectiveness and arrhythmia. Specifically, the ...
The presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with transvenous leads for pacemakers or defibrillators more than triples the long-term risk of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), ...
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- Among people with a type of hole in the heart, known as patent foramen ovale (PFO), those who received a medical device to close this opening after a stroke fared better ...
Data indicate that there could be a link between cryptogenic thromboembolic events and patent foramen ovale (PFO). Although controversial, increasing numbers of patients are undergoing transcatheter ...
It has been well established that device closure has, on average, prevented stroke recurrence in people who’ve had patent foramen ovale–associated stroke, but a meta-analysis has drilled down into ...
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BURL Concepts, a private MedTech company developing a rapid, automated and affordable test for evaluating cerebral blood flow and detecting emboli, announced ...
New research shows that cryoablation is a safe and effective approach to close congenital patent foramen ovale (PFO, a small hole in the heart) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing ...
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a hole in the heart that doesn’t close as expected after birth. Before a baby is born, they have a hole between the left and right sides of their heart. This hole, ...
Because the benefits of patent foramen ovale closure were once in question, physicians remain hesitant about its use in clinical practice. Recent data, however, have confirmed the safety and efficacy ...
The efficacy of closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the prevention of recurrent stroke after cryptogenic stroke is uncertain. We investigated the effect of PFO closure combined with ...
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